Friday, September 4, 2009

In Covington County, near Seminary, Mississippi, is the Atwood Family Cemetery. Among the older family members buried in the cemetery are the Rev. J. W. Atwood and his wife Ellen. Rev. Atwood was born on May 22, 1865, and he died August 31, 1942. Ellen Atwood was born on January 21, 1868 and preceeded her husband in death on May 2, 1920.

In addition to the Atwood family, members of the Aultman, Boleware, Brunt, Davis, Fairchild, Jones, and Trigg families are buried in this family cemetery.